Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford (1599-1673)
attributed to Jan Baptist Gaspars (Antwerp c.1620 - London 1691)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1665
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1257 x 990 mm (49 1/2 x 39 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932310
Caption
Henry Grey, 2nd Lord Grey of Groby, son of Sir John Grey(d.1611) was created Earl of Stamford in 1628, having inherited estates in Stamford through his wife Lady Anne Cecil, the youngest daughter of the 2nd Earl of Exeter. She bore him five children. Their daughter, Lady Elizabeth, married Sir George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer (1622-1684), who owned Dunham Massey. Their son, John, of Enville Hall, Staffordshire, ensured the continuation of the Stamford line through his son, Harry, who became the 3rd Earl. In the Civil War Henry Grey sided and fought with the Parliamentarians.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford (1599-1673), attributed to Jan Baptiste Gaspars (fl.1620-1691), circa 1665, inscribed with the name of the sitter in yellow, bottom right: Henry El of Stamford / ob 1673. A three-quarter-length portrait of a middle-aged man, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, in a landscape, his left hand on his sword, his right on his helmet, wearing a leather tunic with breastplate, large scarlet sash, tied with a knot behind his sword hilt, and lace cravat. Short bobbed powdered wig. Trees and rocks on the right, distant horizon with clouds on the left.
Marks and inscriptions
(labelled)
Makers and roles
attributed to Jan Baptist Gaspars (Antwerp c.1620 - London 1691), publisher previously catalogued as attributed to Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), publisher previously catalogued as attributed to John Greenhill (Salisbury c.1644 - London 1676), publisher